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Priest allegedly visited gay bathhouses & his Grindr data outed him. Now he's suing Grindr. (www.lgbtqnation.com)

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[–] JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Looks like it would then be Grindr’s job to kick these people off of the platform? Does he want what he really is asking for in this case, because Grindr would have to move to protect its future interests if he is given relief by the court?

[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

They sold his location history and it was used to identify him personally.

In a just world, that would be jail time.